Geoff Lorenz
@geofflorenz.bsky.social
Training and researching artists of the possible at UNL. Scholar of Congress, interest groups, parties, and how to get us out of this mess. Every majority is a coalition.
This is an incredibly simple and effective way to communicate an important (and pretty unfortunate) point.
This is the sound of candidates losing the struggle against the crushing weight of partisan gravity.
This is nationalization and polarization and presidentialization swallowing everything else.
This is the dangerous collapse of dimensionality, in one chart
leedrutman.substack.com/p/the-modera...
This is nationalization and polarization and presidentialization swallowing everything else.
This is the dangerous collapse of dimensionality, in one chart
leedrutman.substack.com/p/the-modera...
October 30, 2025 at 12:41 PM
This is an incredibly simple and effective way to communicate an important (and pretty unfortunate) point.
Reposted by Geoff Lorenz
This is the sound of candidates losing the struggle against the crushing weight of partisan gravity.
This is nationalization and polarization and presidentialization swallowing everything else.
This is the dangerous collapse of dimensionality, in one chart
leedrutman.substack.com/p/the-modera...
This is nationalization and polarization and presidentialization swallowing everything else.
This is the dangerous collapse of dimensionality, in one chart
leedrutman.substack.com/p/the-modera...
October 30, 2025 at 12:34 PM
This is the sound of candidates losing the struggle against the crushing weight of partisan gravity.
This is nationalization and polarization and presidentialization swallowing everything else.
This is the dangerous collapse of dimensionality, in one chart
leedrutman.substack.com/p/the-modera...
This is nationalization and polarization and presidentialization swallowing everything else.
This is the dangerous collapse of dimensionality, in one chart
leedrutman.substack.com/p/the-modera...
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These numbers are striking.
The American people do not have confidence in the Roberts Court.
Only 21% say they have "a great deal" or "quite a lot" of confidence in the Court; 79% say they have "very little" or only "some" confidence. (Economist/YouGov, n=1623)
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Only 21% say they have "a great deal" or "quite a lot" of confidence in the Court; 79% say they have "very little" or only "some" confidence. (Economist/YouGov, n=1623)
d3nkl3psvxxpe9.cloudfront.net/documents/ec...
October 28, 2025 at 3:24 PM
These numbers are striking.
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Super glad to see this in print! It was a labor of love for @alexanderfurnas.com, @geofflorenz.bsky.social, and I -- we really love these data and think they have plenty of potential outside of this paper. Thanks to the Center for Effective Lawmaking for feedback! thelawmakers.org/legislative-...
thelawmakers.org
May 15, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Super glad to see this in print! It was a labor of love for @alexanderfurnas.com, @geofflorenz.bsky.social, and I -- we really love these data and think they have plenty of potential outside of this paper. Thanks to the Center for Effective Lawmaking for feedback! thelawmakers.org/legislative-...
It's true. A few days before heading to MPSA (which was great!) I got word that I'm being tenured and promoted to Associate Professor, effective August.
This career has been a gift, and I know that the institution of tenure is itself increasingly precious. I hope to use it well.
This career has been a gift, and I know that the institution of tenure is itself increasingly precious. I hope to use it well.
I spy @geofflorenz.bsky.social amongst this illustrious list: news.unl.edu/article/103-...
Please go shower him with congratulations!
Please go shower him with congratulations!
103 Nebraska faculty receive promotion, tenure honors | Nebraska Todaylogo-twitter-bird(logos)logo-facebook(logos)logo-linkedin(logos)
The University of Nebraska–Lincoln will award promotion and/or tenure to 103 faculty in 2025. Each faculty member considered for promotion and tenure is held to the same high standard: a proven record...
news.unl.edu
April 7, 2025 at 5:38 PM
It's true. A few days before heading to MPSA (which was great!) I got word that I'm being tenured and promoted to Associate Professor, effective August.
This career has been a gift, and I know that the institution of tenure is itself increasingly precious. I hope to use it well.
This career has been a gift, and I know that the institution of tenure is itself increasingly precious. I hope to use it well.
This was a fun fact to learn! Small world indeed. Go Matadors!
At conferences, I expect to meet people I’d only really known on social media.
I didn’t expect one of them to have gone to my rival high school. @geofflorenz.bsky.social
I didn’t expect one of them to have gone to my rival high school. @geofflorenz.bsky.social
a man in a suit with the words it 's a small world behind him
ALT: a man in a suit with the words it 's a small world behind him
media.tenor.com
April 6, 2025 at 7:16 PM
This was a fun fact to learn! Small world indeed. Go Matadors!
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At conferences, I expect to meet people I’d only really known on social media.
I didn’t expect one of them to have gone to my rival high school. @geofflorenz.bsky.social
I didn’t expect one of them to have gone to my rival high school. @geofflorenz.bsky.social
a man in a suit with the words it 's a small world behind him
ALT: a man in a suit with the words it 's a small world behind him
media.tenor.com
April 5, 2025 at 1:35 PM
At conferences, I expect to meet people I’d only really known on social media.
I didn’t expect one of them to have gone to my rival high school. @geofflorenz.bsky.social
I didn’t expect one of them to have gone to my rival high school. @geofflorenz.bsky.social
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Excited to share that my paper on citizen-to-citizen persuasion, co-authored with Carlos Rueda-Cañòn and @tjryan02.bsky.social, was just accepted at the Journal of Politics @thejop.bsky.social . Link: www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/... 🧵
March 5, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Excited to share that my paper on citizen-to-citizen persuasion, co-authored with Carlos Rueda-Cañòn and @tjryan02.bsky.social, was just accepted at the Journal of Politics @thejop.bsky.social . Link: www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/... 🧵
Been wondering what to do with that awesome dissertation on legislative politics defended in the past two years?
Nominate it for the Carl Albert Dissertation Award! Submission deadline March 30th! Link for deets (note: one nominee per degree-granting dept).
connect.apsanet.org/s3/carl-albe...
Nominate it for the Carl Albert Dissertation Award! Submission deadline March 30th! Link for deets (note: one nominee per degree-granting dept).
connect.apsanet.org/s3/carl-albe...
Carl Albert Dissertation Award
connect.apsanet.org
February 18, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Been wondering what to do with that awesome dissertation on legislative politics defended in the past two years?
Nominate it for the Carl Albert Dissertation Award! Submission deadline March 30th! Link for deets (note: one nominee per degree-granting dept).
connect.apsanet.org/s3/carl-albe...
Nominate it for the Carl Albert Dissertation Award! Submission deadline March 30th! Link for deets (note: one nominee per degree-granting dept).
connect.apsanet.org/s3/carl-albe...
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🚨 New year, new working paper 🚨
"In Control but Incoherent: Institutional Power, Electoral Politics, and Message Discipline in Congress" with Gechun Lin (WUSTL). Available here: benjaminnoble.org/files/papers...
Read on for the 🧵 version…
"In Control but Incoherent: Institutional Power, Electoral Politics, and Message Discipline in Congress" with Gechun Lin (WUSTL). Available here: benjaminnoble.org/files/papers...
Read on for the 🧵 version…
January 2, 2025 at 4:48 PM
🚨 New year, new working paper 🚨
"In Control but Incoherent: Institutional Power, Electoral Politics, and Message Discipline in Congress" with Gechun Lin (WUSTL). Available here: benjaminnoble.org/files/papers...
Read on for the 🧵 version…
"In Control but Incoherent: Institutional Power, Electoral Politics, and Message Discipline in Congress" with Gechun Lin (WUSTL). Available here: benjaminnoble.org/files/papers...
Read on for the 🧵 version…
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New Cambridge Element 'Cooperating Factions' by @blumrm.bsky.social & @profhansnoel.bsky.social is now free to read for 4 weeks!
cup.org/4iqOjiu
"This Element uses data on party leader endorsements in nominations to identify a network of party actors..."
#cambridgeelements #politics
cup.org/4iqOjiu
"This Element uses data on party leader endorsements in nominations to identify a network of party actors..."
#cambridgeelements #politics
December 6, 2024 at 4:36 PM
New Cambridge Element 'Cooperating Factions' by @blumrm.bsky.social & @profhansnoel.bsky.social is now free to read for 4 weeks!
cup.org/4iqOjiu
"This Element uses data on party leader endorsements in nominations to identify a network of party actors..."
#cambridgeelements #politics
cup.org/4iqOjiu
"This Element uses data on party leader endorsements in nominations to identify a network of party actors..."
#cambridgeelements #politics
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It's hard to study the effects of most causes... but exposure to media coverage is one of those things we *can* randomize.
When we do, the basic finding is straightforward:
People (of all political orientations) update in the direction of information, by a small amount.
When we do, the basic finding is straightforward:
People (of all political orientations) update in the direction of information, by a small amount.
I also became a journalist because I think my work has no impact and matters to no one.
October 16, 2024 at 2:29 PM
It's hard to study the effects of most causes... but exposure to media coverage is one of those things we *can* randomize.
When we do, the basic finding is straightforward:
People (of all political orientations) update in the direction of information, by a small amount.
When we do, the basic finding is straightforward:
People (of all political orientations) update in the direction of information, by a small amount.
Come join us at Nebraska! My department is searching in REP with a policy emphasis. Not on committee but happy to answer questions. Job ad here: employment.unl.edu/postings/92973
Assistant Professor
The Department of Political Science at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln seeks a tenure-track assistant professor in the area of Race and Ethnic Politics. The position is open with respect to particu...
employment.unl.edu
August 8, 2024 at 5:40 PM
Come join us at Nebraska! My department is searching in REP with a policy emphasis. Not on committee but happy to answer questions. Job ad here: employment.unl.edu/postings/92973
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When your corgi is buffering
June 21, 2024 at 8:18 PM
When your corgi is buffering
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the overton window is a mask off moment for crossing the rubicon
June 7, 2024 at 6:47 PM
the overton window is a mask off moment for crossing the rubicon
Woo done for the semester finally.
Also, turned in my tenure packet last week. Best of luck to everyone going through the process in the coming year!
Also, turned in my tenure packet last week. Best of luck to everyone going through the process in the coming year!
May 20, 2024 at 3:45 PM
Woo done for the semester finally.
Also, turned in my tenure packet last week. Best of luck to everyone going through the process in the coming year!
Also, turned in my tenure packet last week. Best of luck to everyone going through the process in the coming year!
Whether you think of power as a currency you spend or as a position you hold seems to have pretty big implications for your political strategy (e.g., utopian or incrementalist)
May 3, 2024 at 3:30 PM
Whether you think of power as a currency you spend or as a position you hold seems to have pretty big implications for your political strategy (e.g., utopian or incrementalist)
I'm bad at politics but if one's response to one's rival doing what one wants for a change is
"You did the bare minimum, no one should praise you"
I suspect, on the margin, that that lowers the probability that said rival will do what one wants again in the future
"You did the bare minimum, no one should praise you"
I suspect, on the margin, that that lowers the probability that said rival will do what one wants again in the future
April 21, 2024 at 4:24 PM
I'm bad at politics but if one's response to one's rival doing what one wants for a change is
"You did the bare minimum, no one should praise you"
I suspect, on the margin, that that lowers the probability that said rival will do what one wants again in the future
"You did the bare minimum, no one should praise you"
I suspect, on the margin, that that lowers the probability that said rival will do what one wants again in the future
Okay y'all help me out 🙏. What's the name/cite for the following idea:
e.g., if being a member of Congress means you spend all your time messaging and not lawmaking, people who want to message will run for Congress and people who want to make laws will not.
It's like a selection feedback loop?
e.g., if being a member of Congress means you spend all your time messaging and not lawmaking, people who want to message will run for Congress and people who want to make laws will not.
It's like a selection feedback loop?
April 19, 2024 at 12:06 PM
Okay y'all help me out 🙏. What's the name/cite for the following idea:
e.g., if being a member of Congress means you spend all your time messaging and not lawmaking, people who want to message will run for Congress and people who want to make laws will not.
It's like a selection feedback loop?
e.g., if being a member of Congress means you spend all your time messaging and not lawmaking, people who want to message will run for Congress and people who want to make laws will not.
It's like a selection feedback loop?
Nebraska: did you know Spring is the season of WIND ALL THE TIME?
Me: well at least the temperatures will be stable and reasonable right? It's Spring!
Nebraska: ... *giggles to self*
Me: ... right?
Nebraska: TORRENTIAL DOWNPOUR WITH LIGHTNING EVERY 10 SECONDS AT 4AM BECAUSE NO SLEEP FOR YOUUUUUU
Me: well at least the temperatures will be stable and reasonable right? It's Spring!
Nebraska: ... *giggles to self*
Me: ... right?
Nebraska: TORRENTIAL DOWNPOUR WITH LIGHTNING EVERY 10 SECONDS AT 4AM BECAUSE NO SLEEP FOR YOUUUUUU
April 16, 2024 at 1:30 PM
Nebraska: did you know Spring is the season of WIND ALL THE TIME?
Me: well at least the temperatures will be stable and reasonable right? It's Spring!
Nebraska: ... *giggles to self*
Me: ... right?
Nebraska: TORRENTIAL DOWNPOUR WITH LIGHTNING EVERY 10 SECONDS AT 4AM BECAUSE NO SLEEP FOR YOUUUUUU
Me: well at least the temperatures will be stable and reasonable right? It's Spring!
Nebraska: ... *giggles to self*
Me: ... right?
Nebraska: TORRENTIAL DOWNPOUR WITH LIGHTNING EVERY 10 SECONDS AT 4AM BECAUSE NO SLEEP FOR YOUUUUUU
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Who's lobbying on what with whom in the U.S. states?
Very proud to be making this major transparency and democratic accountability tool available free to the public.
This dataset has 14 million lobbying records in 17 states, on all issues.
And cool network graphics 4u.
Very proud to be making this major transparency and democratic accountability tool available free to the public.
This dataset has 14 million lobbying records in 17 states, on all issues.
And cool network graphics 4u.
Today Brown University launched How Do They Lobby, a website tracking millions lobbying and testimony positions on bills in state legislatures across the US.
Check it out here: howdotheylobby.org
Check it out here: howdotheylobby.org
Home | How Do They Lobby? (CHORUS Data Portal)
How Do They Lobby? is a portal for CHORUS, the first comprehensive dataset of lobbying and testimony positions in state legislatures.
howdotheylobby.org
March 13, 2024 at 7:49 PM
Who's lobbying on what with whom in the U.S. states?
Very proud to be making this major transparency and democratic accountability tool available free to the public.
This dataset has 14 million lobbying records in 17 states, on all issues.
And cool network graphics 4u.
Very proud to be making this major transparency and democratic accountability tool available free to the public.
This dataset has 14 million lobbying records in 17 states, on all issues.
And cool network graphics 4u.
Reposted by Geoff Lorenz
Today Brown University launched How Do They Lobby, a website tracking millions lobbying and testimony positions on bills in state legislatures across the US.
Check it out here: howdotheylobby.org
Check it out here: howdotheylobby.org
Home | How Do They Lobby? (CHORUS Data Portal)
How Do They Lobby? is a portal for CHORUS, the first comprehensive dataset of lobbying and testimony positions in state legislatures.
howdotheylobby.org
March 13, 2024 at 6:51 PM
Today Brown University launched How Do They Lobby, a website tracking millions lobbying and testimony positions on bills in state legislatures across the US.
Check it out here: howdotheylobby.org
Check it out here: howdotheylobby.org
"New" w/ @laginagause.bsky.social @
@igajournal.bsky.social :
How separation of powers and resource constraints shape interest groups' venue selection decisions: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
*New == 10 years old, started as a term paper for a graduate seminar. Very different now!
@igajournal.bsky.social :
How separation of powers and resource constraints shape interest groups' venue selection decisions: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
*New == 10 years old, started as a term paper for a graduate seminar. Very different now!
Lobbying venue selection under separation of powers and resource constraints - Interest Groups & Advocacy
Prior work examines how organization resources and types shape venue selection strategies. Both Congress and executive branch agencies can change policy, so interest groups must consider which of thes...
link.springer.com
March 15, 2024 at 4:40 PM
"New" w/ @laginagause.bsky.social @
@igajournal.bsky.social :
How separation of powers and resource constraints shape interest groups' venue selection decisions: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
*New == 10 years old, started as a term paper for a graduate seminar. Very different now!
@igajournal.bsky.social :
How separation of powers and resource constraints shape interest groups' venue selection decisions: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
*New == 10 years old, started as a term paper for a graduate seminar. Very different now!